On Nov 7. at Pace University’s New York City campus, a club named P.A.C.E (Programming and Campus Entertainment) Board hosted a concert at Webster Hall called Unleashed. Normally, this event would happen around the springtime, but due to some changes, Unleashed happened in the fall. This year, the performers were The Dare, headlining, and Slayyyter as the opener. Let me just say, this year’s Unleashed ate down. The vibes were everything; everyone was jumping and dancing, and people were screaming lyrics. Everything felt like a club on a good night.
The decorations were everything. First entering the venue, you could see mini disco balls hung up around the doors. Then, walking into the main floor, you see mini vinyls with the names of the performers taped up: which were so fitting for the vibe of the show. Also, the photobooth area was very decorative as well, with red and black streamers as the background, and star balloons.
Now onto the actual performances, the first set was DJ Troy Conner. His DJ set got everyone warmed up for the performances. He got everyone moving and grooving, playing so many remixes that set the vibe of the opener and headliner. About an hour later, Slayyyter took the stage, and that’s when the audience started going crazy. She wore a cute white corset with shorts and bunny ears with a little fluff. Kinda fitting, since the day of the show was a week after Halloween so her dressing up was so creative. Slayyyter’s performance was everything, she had everyone’s energy surging through the roof with her songs. While I didn’t know most of them, I knew her recent song she dropped before Unleashed, titled “CRANK.” That song got everyone jumping up and down, or bouncing their heads against the barricade. Her stage performance was everything we needed and more.
After Slayyyter’s stunning performance, next was The Dare. He is an upcoming artist, but he has produced many well-known songs like “Guess” by Charli XCX and “Stateside” by PinkPanthress. The stage consisted of so many Marshall speakers and lights surrounding him, which seemed very fitting for his style of music, which is EDM. After a few minutes of technical difficulties, The Dare took the stage in his casual outfit, a suit and tie with sunglasses. He lit up the stage (literally) by opening his set with one of his songs, that I don’t totally remember the name of, but I do remember that he really got everyone jumping up and down. What I really enjoyed about his performance was how he wasn’t just sitting near his equipment the whole time. He was dancing around with the mic in his hands, and reaching out towards the audience. The one song I do remember him performing was “Girls,” his most popular song, that everyone was screaming the lyrics to.
P.A.C.E. Board has done it again and has given us another amazing Unleashed concert. I’m not just saying this because I’m part of the E-board of that club (maybe I am, maybe I’m not who knows). But this event was raving and entertaining for the Pace University community.